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AFP Cambodia-based rights groups say they are hoping that a newly appointed UN envoy to Cambodia for human rights will bring results in talks with the government of the Southeast Asian country, where years of diplomatic dialogue have failed to halt a crackdown on democracy and civil society. Thai academic Vitit Muntarbhorn, who replaced former UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Cambodia Rhona Smith earlier this year, spoke on Wednesday in a first virtual meeting online with Cambodian Interior Minister Sar Kheng. Writing next day on his Facebook page, Sar Kheng said the ta...

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng met with US ambassador to Cambodia Patrick Murphy on June 7 to discuss a wide range of issues including anti-human trafficking, child protection and the implementation of UN resolutions in Cambodia.

Kandal’s provincial governor has claimed that soldiers did not intend to hit protesting villagers a day after security forces opened fire at land protesters and hit and injured one person. The shooting incident took place in Kandal’s Ang Snuol district, not far from Phnom Penh. Around 100...

Residents living in floating homes were given one week to move while authorities would not be responsible for any actions taken.

Owners of floating houses and other unofficial structures on the rivers bordering the capital were ordered by the Phnom Penh Municipal Administration to remove or relocate the structures from June 2.